Vernon Township, New Jersey Explained

Vernon Township, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
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Pushpin Label:Vernon Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sussex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Sussex
Government Type:Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Anthony Rossi (term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Vacant[2] [3]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Marcy Gianattasio[4]
Established Title:Established
Established Date:April 8, 1793
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:February 21, 1798
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:181.19
Area Land Km2:175.07
Area Water Km2:6.12
Area Total Sq Mi:69.96
Area Land Sq Mi:67.60
Area Water Sq Mi:2.36
Area Water Percent:3.38
Area Rank:15th of 565 in state
1st of 24 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:22358
Population Rank:124th of 565 in state
1st of 24 in county[6]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:330.8
Population Density Rank:469th of 565 in state
12th of 24 in county
Population Est:22711
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:571
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:41.1952°N -74.4888°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07462[9] (Vernon)
07422 (Highland Lakes)
07418 (Glenwood)
07428 (McAfee)
Area Code:973[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3403775740[11] [12]
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Blank1 Info:0882258[13]

Vernon Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located about a one hour drive from New York City and is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,358, a decrease of 1,585 (−6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 23,943, which in turn reflected a decline of 743 (−3.0%) from the 24,686 counted in the 2000 census.[14] It is both the most populous municipality and the largest in area in the county.[5]

Vernon is home to Mountain Creek (formerly Great Gorge and Vernon Valley), a ski resort and water park as well as the Crystal Springs Resort's Minerals Hotel and Elements Spa. The Hidden Valley ski resort, which opened in 1976 and occupied a 140acres property that included one of New Jersey's three remaining downhill skiing facilities, closed at the end of the 2013 season and could find no buyers at an auction held that year;[15] it has since reopened as the National Winter Activity Center. The Great Gorge Playboy Club was located in the Vernon community of McAfee, but was sold and turned into a hotel called the Legends Resort & Country Club. Opened in 1972 at a cost of $20 million (equivalent to $ million in), featuring 700 rooms and 27 holes of golf, the hotel was sold to Americana in 1982 and later was resold to Metairie Corp. which branded the property as the Legends Resort and Country Club. In 2017, the township started eviction proceedings against low-income residents who had been living in the defunct resort on a permanent basis.[16]

History

The independent township of Vernon was established on April 8, 1793, from portions of Hardyston Township, and the township was formally incorporated on February 21, 1798.[17] The 68sqmi which marked the town's borders over 200 years ago have not changed since. However, the population of Vernon, which was 1,548 people as recently as 1950, has steadily grown since the 1960s, when the ski industry was introduced to the area. Additional growth has come as home prices have soared in the inner suburbs of New York City and property buyers seek the better values available from real estate developments in the area.

Iron mining in the town of Vernon was prevalent during the mid-to-late 19th century. Mines such as the Canistear Mine, Williams Mine, and the Pochuk Mine created industry which spawned local businesses, and brought rail travel to the town.

It is not known how Vernon Township got its name, but a number of theories have been offered by author Ronald J. Dupont Jr.:

Dupont Jr. also writes that in the late 19th century two places named Vernon existed, one in Sussex County and another in Essex County. When the Essex County community was granted a post office, they found out that another Vernon existed, and so they eventually named the community Verona.[20]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 69.96 square miles (181.19 km2), including 67.60 square miles (175.07 km2) of land and 2.36 square miles (6.12 km2) of water (3.38%).[5]

Highland Lakes (2010 Census population of 4,933[21]), Vernon Center (2010 Census population of 1,713[22]) and Vernon Valley (1,626 as of 2010[23]) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Vernon Township.[24] [25] [26]

The township is bordered by the municipalities of Hardyston Township and Wantage Township in Sussex County; West Milford Township in Passaic County; and the Town of Warwick in Orange County.[27] [28]

Elevation varies greatly due to the valleys, rolling hills, and mountains. The United States Geological Survey places Glenwood at 580feet, McAfee at 435feet, and Highland Lakes at 1260feet.

The township is located in the Kittatinny Valley which is a section of the Great Appalachian Valley that stretches from Canada to Alabama.

The City of Newark in Essex County owns of land in the township that are part of their Pequannock River Watershed, which provides water to the city from a total area of that also includes portions of Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Rockaway Township and West Milford.[29] [30]

Communities and neighborhoods

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include:[31] [32]

Glenwood and McAfee are located in the western portion of the township, McAfee to the South and Glenwood to the North. Highland Lakes is in the Eastern portion of the township. Pleasant Valley Lake is in the southwest portion of the township. Four of these sections have a post office. Vernon also has many developments.

Vernon is home to many lake communities, including Highland Lakes, Barry Lakes, Cliffwood Lake, High Breeze, Lake Conway, Lake Wanda, Laurel Lake, Lake Wildwood, Lake Panorama, Lake Pochung, Lake Wallkill, Pleasant Valley Lake, Scenic Lakes, and Vernon Valley Lake.

The township's largest housing complex is Great Gorge Village. Originally built as a slope-side vacation housing development with 1,356 units, the village is no longer affiliated with the ski resort and is operated by real estate investor Andrew Mulvihill. Village residents, who pay $5.5 million in condominium fees to cover services, have argued that Mulvihill and affiliated businesses have used their control of the community's board of directors to direct contracts to affiliated vendors.[33]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 23,943 people, 8,622 households, and 6,596 families in the township. The population density was . There were 10,958 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 95.18% (22,790) White, 1.39% (332) Black or African American, 0.17% (40) Native American, 0.78% (186) Asian, 0.03% (8) Pacific Islander, 1.10% (263) from other races, and 1.35% (324) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.41% (1,534) of the population.

Of the 8,622 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18; 63.0% were married couples living together; 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.5% were non-families. Of all households, 19.0% were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.

24.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 102.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 101.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $81,129 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,949) and the median family income was $87,215 (+/− $4,152). Males had a median income of $62,462 (+/− $3,163) versus $41,917 (+/− $2,121) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,649 (+/− $1,365). About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.[34]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 24,686 people, 8,368 households, and 6,610 families residing in the township. The population density was 360.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 9,994 housing units at an average density of 146.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 0.76% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.60% of the population.[35] [36]

There were 8,368 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.35.[35] [36]

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.[35] [36]

The median income for a household in the township was $67,566, and the median income for a family was $72,609. Males had a median income of $50,084 versus $33,292 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,250. About 2.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.[35] [36]

Economy

The primary satellite uplink earth terminal facility for Sirius XM Radio is located in Vernon,[37] as is the Vernon Valley uplink facility for SES Worldcom.

Parks and recreation

Government

Local government

In a November 2010 referendum, 70% of voters approved a change from the Faulkner Act (council–manager) form of government to the mayor–council form. Under the new plan, a mayor directly elected by the voters oversees the day-to-day operation of the township with the aid of a business manager, subject to the oversight of a five-member Township Council. The Mayor and Council took office after elections in May 2011, replacing the previously existing council.[39] The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[40] Under the terms of an ordinance passed in August 2011, the township's elections were shifted from May to November, with the council citing savings from eliminating the standalone municipal election.[41]

The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council, who are directly elected by the voters on an at-large basis to staggered four-year terms of office on a non-partisan basis, with either two or three seats up for election in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election. Three council seats come up for election together and the two other council seats and the mayoral seat are up for vote together two years later.[42] [43] Under the current plan, Vernon has a "strong mayor" system of government in which the mayor heads the executive branch, overseeing township functions, enforcing all ordinances and other regulations, appoints department heads and prepares a budget, with the assistance of a business administrator. The Township Council is the legislative branch, responsible for enacting ordinances, approving the mayor's department head appointments, can remove employees for cause and can modify the mayor's budget by majority vote, though budget increases require a ⅔ majority. The mayor has the option to attend and speak at council meetings but is not given a vote.[44]

, the Mayor is Anthony L. Rossi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.[45] Members of the Vernon Township Council are Council President Patrick Rizzuto (2025), Council Vice President Natalie Buccieri (2025), Jessica DeBenedetto (2025; elected to serve an unexpired term), William J. Higgins (2027) and Bradley D. Sparta (2027).[46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

In February 2023, Peg Distasi was appointed to the seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Bryan Lynch; the seat will come up for election in November 2023 for the balance of the term.[51] In the November 2023 general election, Jessica DeBenedetto was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[48]

In November 2022, the council appointed Joe Tadrick to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Harry Shortway the previous month due to health issues.[52] [53]

In October 2021, the Township Council selected Michael Furrey to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Kelly Weller until she stepped down from office earlier that month after announcing that she was moving out of the township.[54] Furrey served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when Bradley D. Sparta was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[49]

The Township Council selected Toni Cilli in January 2021 to fill the seat held by Jean Murphy running to December 2021.[55]

Andrew Pitsker took office in July 2020 after being chosen to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held until Mark Van Tassel left office the previous month.[56] Pitsker served on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when he was elected to serve the remainder of the term.[57]

Four members of the governing body were elected in May 2011 and took office on July 1, 2011, Jean Murphy was elected in November 2014 just beating Edward Dunn.[58] [59] [60]

Emergency services

Vernon Township is serviced by the Vernon Police Department, one ambulance squad and four fire departments. All of the emergency services are made up of volunteers, except for the police department.

Vernon Fire Department covers a significant portion of "the Valley", Highland Lakes Fire Department covers "the mountain", McAfee Fire Department covers the Pleasant Valley Lake area and Pochuck Valley covers most of the Glenwood section.[61]

Since 2024, Vernon Emergency Medical Services (formed from the merger of the Vernon Township Ambulance Squad and the Glenwood Pochuck Volunteer Ambulance Corps) is split between three stations buildings situated to best serve the township.[62]

Federal, state and county representation

Vernon Township is located in the 5th Congressional District[63] and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.[64] [65] [66]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,476 registered voters in Vernon Township, of which 2,425 (15.7% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 5,489 (35.5% vs. 39.3%) were registered as Republicans and 7,538 (48.7% vs. 44.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 24 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[67] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 64.6% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 85.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).[67] [68]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 6,111 votes (56.8% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 4,322 votes (40.2% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 281 votes (2.6% vs. 2.1%), among the 10,753 ballots cast by the township's 15,729 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.4% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).[69] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 6,778 votes (58.3% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 4,603 votes (39.6% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 184 votes (1.6% vs. 1.5%), among the 11,620 ballots cast by the township's 15,195 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.5% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).[70] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 6,826 votes (62.4% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 3,921 votes (35.8% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 149 votes (1.4% vs. 1.3%), among the 10,939 ballots cast by the township's 14,249 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).[71]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.0% of the vote (4,445 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 27.0% (1,740 votes), and other candidates with 4.0% (257 votes), among the 6,498 ballots cast by the township's 15,896 registered voters (56 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.9%.[72] [73] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,441 votes (59.5% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,106 votes (28.2% vs. 25.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 732 votes (9.8% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 124 votes (1.7% vs. 1.3%), among the 7,458 ballots cast by the township's 15,109 registered voters, yielding a 49.4% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).[74]

Education

The Vernon Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[75] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,012 students and 296.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1.[76] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[77]) are Walnut Ridge School[78] with 96 students in Pre-K, Cedar Mountain Primary School[79] with 374 students in grades K–1, Rolling Hills Elementary School[80] with 429 students in grades 2–3, Lounsberry Hollow School[81] with 410 students in grades 4–5, Glen Meadow Middle School[82] with 680 students in grades 6–8 and Vernon Township High School[83] with 995 students in grades 9–12.[84] [85]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Sussex County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[86]

The main highway serving Vernon Township is New Jersey Route 94. Other significant roads passing through Vernon Township include County Route 515, County Route 517 and County Route 565. County Route 644 and County Route 641 also pass through the township. In addition, direct access to Interstate 80 is offered via Route 94, and County Route 565 to Route 23 to Interstate 84 in New York.

Vernon is the site of a wrong-way concurrency at the intersection of NJ 94 and CR 517 in McAfee.

Public transportation

The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway passes through Vernon, but only freight service is offered.

In popular culture

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Vernon Township include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/government/administrator Business Administrator
  3. Zummo, Mike. "Vernon council reaches release, settlement with business administrator", Advertiser-News North, November 29, 2022. Accessed March 12, 2023. "The Vernon Township Council on Nov. 21 avoided litigation with Business Administrator Charles Voelker when it unanimously approved a release and settlement agreement, after having previously issued him a Rice Notice that it sought his removal and would be discussing his employment."
  4. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/government/township-clerk Township Clerk
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=vernon&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Vernon, NJ
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Vernon&frmCounty=Sussex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Vernon, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. De Poto, Tom. "Hidden Valley Ski Resort fails to sell at auction", The Star-Ledger, October 1, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2014. "Hidden Valley Ski Resort, which was on the auction block this morning, is still in search of a new owner.... The 140-acre resort in Vernon closed at the end of last season after 36 years of operation. It is one of only three down hill ski slopes in New Jersey."
  16. Genader, Ann. "Remembering Hugh Hefner's Great Gorge Playboy Club", The Record, August 30, 2017. Accessed November 5, 2017. "The hotel was sold to the Americana chain in 1982. Reports at the time said the resort had been losing money for years. Later, sold again it was turned into the Seasons Hotel. Still later Seasons was sold to Metairie Corp. which turned into the Legends Resort and Country Club. The hotel has been derelict and permanently closed to public operations for many years. In February 2017 Vernon Township began to evict low-income full-time residents of the hotel. Township officials said the owner rented rooms out illegally and that health and safety issues had to be addressed."
  17. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  18. Dupont Jr., Ronald J. Vernon 200--A Bicentennial History of the Township of Vernon, New Jersey: 1792-1992. (The Friends of the Dorothy E. Henry Library, McAfee, NJ, 1992) pg. 53
  19. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 18, 2015.
  20. http://www.firstbaptistbloomfield.org/verona.htm Verona New Jersey Historical Photographs and History
  21. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3431405 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Highland Lakes CDP, New Jersey
  22. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3475745 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Vernon Center CDP, New Jersey
  23. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3475750 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Vernon Valley CDP, New Jersey
  24. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34037 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Sussex County, New Jersey
  25. http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey
  26. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  27. https://www.sussex.nj.us/FCpdf/Sussex%20County%20Map%20-%207-1-03.pdf Sussex County Map
  28. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  29. Primerano, Jane. "Newark appealing watershed taxes against Jefferson", AIM Jefferson, May 8, 2015. Accessed July 2, 2015. "Besides West Milford and Jefferson, Newark owns watershed land in Hardyston, Vernon, and Rockaway Townships and Kinnelon Borough, Leach said."
  30. http://www.leagle.com/decision/1980911NJTax90_180.xml/CITY%20OF%20NEWARK%20v.%20VERNON%20TP. City of Newark v. Vernon Tp.
  31. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  32. http://www.vernontwp.com/about_vernon/overview/ About Vernon
  33. Obernauer, Eric. "Great Gorge Village residents air complaints", New Jersey Herald, June 25, 2017. Accessed November 5, 2017. "With residents of the 1,356-unit Great Gorge Village in an uprising against resort and real estate magnate Andrew Mulvihill and his associates, who together hold a majority of seats on the condominium community's board of directors, a showdown could be looming when the board — known as the master council — holds its next meeting July 12, 7 p.m. at Minerals Sports Club. Residents of the village, which collects nearly $5.5 million in dues from condo owners each year for management and upkeep, are openly complaining of bid-rigging and backroom deals with vendors controlled by Mulvihill."
  34. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403775740 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Vernon township, Sussex County, New Jersey
  35. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403775740.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Vernon township, Sussex County, New Jersey
  36. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403775740 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Vernon township, Sussex County, New Jersey
  37. http://www.dbstv.com/coverage/SiriusRadio Sirius Radio Service
  38. Obernauer, Eric. "Educational ski center up and running at former Hidden Valley Ski Resort", New Jersey Herald, January 20, 2016. Accessed October 23, 2017. "A new educational ski center, which includes more than $12 million in upgrades and renovations, has opened at the 140-acre former site of the Hidden Valley Ski Resort off Breakneck Road. The nonprofit venture, which opened last weekend as the National Winter Activity Center, is targeted to improving the lives, health and fitness of youth through participation in winter sports activities."
  39. Molnar, Phillip. "Vernon votes for change in form of government", New Jersey Herald, November 2, 2010. Accessed July 25, 2011. "A May election will now decide an elected mayor and a new five-person council. The new Township Council will be seated July 1, and would appoint a new township administrator. Vernon's current Faulkner Act council-manager form of government, in which the township manager makes most decisions for the township (after council approval), will now become a mayor-council form, in which an elected mayor will be the executive in the township."
  40. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  41. http://www.vernontwp.com/government/ordinances/n11_19/ Ordinance No. 11-19
  42. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 109.
  43. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  44. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/government/about-town-hall About Town Hall
  45. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/government/mayors-office Mayor's Office
  46. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/government/township-council/about Township Council: About
  47. https://www.vernontwp.com/images/2024_introduction_budget.pdf#page=9 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  48. https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nov-7-2023-GE-OFFICIAL-summary-rpt-with-write-ins-suppressed.pdf Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election
  49. https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NOV-8-2022-GE-Official-County-Summary.pdf Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results Summary Report
  50. https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/official-11-22-21.pdf Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results
  51. Zummo, Mike. "Distasi chosen to fill vacant council seat", Advertiser-News North, February 13, 2023. Accessed April 23, 2023. "Peg Distasi was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Vernon Township Council at its Feb. 6 meeting. Former council president Brian Lynch resigned his seat in January.... Voters will elect a candidate in November to fill the rest of Lynch’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2025."
  52. Zummo, Mike. "Shortway resigns from Vernon council", Advertiser-News North, October 17, 2022. Accessed April 23, 2023. "Vernon Township Councilman Harry Shortway on Oct. 15 officially resigned his position due to health reasons."
  53. Zummo, Mike. "Tadrick appointed to Vernon council", Advertiser-News North, November 14, 2022. Accessed April 23, 2023. "The Vernon Township Council on Nov. 10 appointed Joe Tadrick to fill the vacancy created by last month’s resignation of Councilman Harry Shortway. Shortway resigned his seat on Oct. 15 after announcing he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer for the second time. Tadrick will fill the remaining term, which is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2023."
  54. Zummo, Mike. "Utilities chair Mike Furrey fills vacancy on Vernon council", Advertiser-News, October 22, 2021. Accessed June 7, 2022. "Mike Furrey will replace Kelly Weller on the Vernon Township Council until the next general election next year.... Weller submitted her resignation on Oct. 1. She is moving out of Vernon Township.... Furrey will fill Weller’s seat until Nov. 8, 2022, when voters will elect the person who will fill the remainder of her term, set to expire on Dec. 31, 2023."
  55. Zummo, Mike. "Toni Cilli to fill Jean Murphy’s seat on Vernon council", Advertiser-News, January 22, 2021. Accessed June 7, 2022. "The Vernon Township Council on Jan. 11 unanimously appointed Toni Cilli to fill the remainder of former Councilwoman Jean Murphy’s term. Murphy, who announced her resignation via a letter read by Township Council Vice President John Auberger on Jan. 1, was scheduled to serve until Dec. 31."
  56. https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2020/07/14/vernon-appoints-andrew-pitsker-to-open-council-seat/42256025/ "Vernon appoints Andrew Pitsker to open council seat"
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  58. http://sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2013/EL45A-SUMMARY-OFFICIAL.HTML Sussex County General and School Election November 5, 2013 Summary Report Official Results
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  62. https://www.vernontwp.com/index.php/public-safety/ambulance-squad Ambulance Squad
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  71. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County
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  75. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=793dd52c4b724ce1a5e58162e55c18e1 Vernon Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  76. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3416710&DistrictID=3416710 District information for Vernon Township School District
  77. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416710 School Data for the Vernon Township School District
  78. http://www.vtsd.com/walnut-ridge-school/ Walnut Ridge School
  79. https://www.vtsd.com/cedar-mountain-primary-school/ Cedar Mountain Primary School
  80. https://www.vtsd.com/rolling-hills-primary-school/ Rolling Hills Primary School
  81. https://www.vtsd.com/lounsberry-hollow-school Lounsberry Hollow School
  82. https://www.vtsd.com/glen-meadow-middle-school Glen Meadow Middle School
  83. https://www.vtsd.com/vernon-township-high-school Vernon Township High School
  84. https://www.vtsd.com/schools/ Schools
  85. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5360 New Jersey School Directory for the Vernon Township School District
  86. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Sussex.pdf Sussex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  87. Barbati, Carl. "Return to glory: New owner brings Great Gorge golf course back to life", New Jersey Herald, March 30, 2017. Accessed December 20, 2020. "In 1989, the movie See No Evil, Hear No Evi” was filmed here, starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder."
  88. Syme, Rachel. "The Thrills and Horrors of HBO’s Class Action Park", The New Yorker, September 10, 2020. Accessed December 20, 2020. "I thought about the Beach again—and how a day there always provoked a giddy mix of elation and dread—when I watched the new HBO Max original documentary, 'Class Action Park.' It turns out that my home-town park was tame compared to what was going on in the nineteen-seventies and eighties at Action Park, in Vernon, New Jersey."
  89. Maag, Christopher. "The day arrives when New Jersey preteen can change gender on her birth certificate", The Record, February 1, 2019. Accessed January 6, 2024. "Rebekah Bruesehoff became an internationally famous transgender activist by accident. It was 2017, and Rebekah and her mother traveled from their home in Vernon, Sussex County, to Jersey City to protest the Trump administration’s decision to rescind rules protecting transgender youth in schools."
  90. https://blabbermouth.net/news/overkills-bobby-blitz-ellsworth-ive-had-black-bear-hibernate-on-my-property-now-for-15-years "Overkill's Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth: 'I've Had Black Bear Hibernate On My Property Now For 15 Years'"
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  95. Web site: Katie Henry Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More. AllMusic. October 28, 2022.
  96. Stein, Peter. "Sussex Seminole: Vernon resident, Pope John grad Ryan Izzo starts at TE for Florida State", New Jersey Herald, September 9, 2015. Accessed January 4, 2018. "Vernon resident and 2014 Pope John graduate Ryan Izzo did start at tight end for Florida State and did catch a 13-yard touchdown pass from Golson in the Seminoles’ 59-16 victory over Texas State Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla."
  97. https://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/vernon-grown-danny-kass-is-living-the-good-life-IDWM20070314303149789 "Vernon-grown Danny Kass is living the good life"
  98. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBlEtLWtNzw Brad and Matty Matheson Make Fish Tacos- It's Alive - Bon Appétit
  99. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000627 John Winans biography
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